Publisher Description
This riveting, true account of the 1929 race to build New York City’s tallest skyscraper evokes the glory of an exciting time long past. In the spirit of the Roaring Twenties, two men competed to erect a structure that would reach to the skies. Behind it all were two brilliant architects-men with a common past, but very different visions for the future. Higher is every bit as fascinating as the best fiction.
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“I think Neal Bascomb makes an excellent case for the late ’20s and early ’30s in New York being one of the most interesting architecturally. The race to be “higher” that propelled the Chrysler, Manhattan Company, and ESB, is a captivating one and Bascomb tells the story well.
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James (4 out of 5 stars)
